GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

TOUR DE FRANCE.

Press Association.—By Electric Teleg ra ph.—Copyright. ] PARIS, July 28. Guerra war?' second. Le Dueq, the winner, finished eleventh in 1929 and j fourth in 1928. This year fifty-nine competitors completed tlie course in a famished condition. LAMBETH CONFERENCE. (Received this day at 11 a.m.) LONDON, July 28. Lambeth Conference resumed full sessions with a view to receiving reI poit of six committees during the next fortnight. The first dealt with ministry supply, and training of candidates for liolv orders and voluntary clergy, in which connection a number of resolutions wore adopted with amendI meats after a discussion in which the ; Archbishop of _\Cw Zealand participated. Resolutions dealing with deaconesses were later discussed, BEEF PRICES. LONDON, July 28. As Argentine hind-quarters of beef are Bitching the high price of B|d lb, small parcels Queensland and New Zealand defrosted hinds are being marketed at Smitlufield fetching (id and 6id compared with 5Jd for hard frozen. BANK MEETING. LONDON, July 28. At the Union Bank meeting, Honourable Parker presiding said the past year was a very anxious and difficult one for banking. At present he did not see much prospect of any improvement. ZINC COMBINE. (Received this day at 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 28. At a meeting of the Zinc Corporation, Sir Hubert Horne presiding, mentioned a new world zinc cartel which he hoped would be (brought to a successful operation at no distant ■date. He emphasised the absolute necessity of producers of non-ferrous metals relying,, not ,on higher prices for relief, bufc rather on higher efficiencies and definite' economies' in costs. MINISTER RESTING. LONDON, July 26. Mr Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, is suffering from overstrain arid has gone to Hertfordshire, where he will spend a few weeks in a nursing home; before going to Geneva.